Cape teen hospitalised after vicious bullying

Video footage of the assault showing two girls assaulting a third girl.

Cape Town - A 17-year-old schoolgirl has been hospitalised after she was viciously attacked by a gang of girls in Bonteheuwel this week.

According to Ward councillor Angus McKenzie, the girl has been hospitalised following the brutal attack in which she was beaten and kicked in the face last Friday.

“Apparently the fight was over a boy. The girl (who was assaulted) is dating a boy who was dating one of the girls that was fighting with her. The girl has apparently been hospitalised,” McKenzie says.

Police confirms a case of common assault has been opened for investigation.

In the 57-second video, two older girls, one dressed in a denim jumpsuit, the other wearing a leather jacket and blue jeans, are seen hitting and kicking another girl dressed in black and white.

They are surrounded by a crowd of people, and a woman can be heard egging them on, shouting, “vedala haar” ("beat her up), while laughing loudly.